Male brains wired to ignore food in favour of sex, study shows

[Independent voter]

I dunno. It depends on what kind of food.


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Male brains wired to ignore food in favour of sex, study shows

Males can suppress their hunger in order to focus on finding a mate, a new scientific study of a species of worm has shown.

A couple in bed together

Scientists found male roundworms can suppress their hunger in order to focus on finding a mate Photo: Alamy




Male brains are wired to make them ignore food and look for a mate instead, according to new research.


The study by the University of Rochester Medical Centre points to how subtle changes in the brain's circuitry dictate differences in behaviour between males and females.


Assistant Professor Douglas Portman said: "While we know that human behaviour is influenced by numerous factors, including cultural and social norms, these findings point to basic biological mechanisms that may not only help explain some differences in behaviour between males and females, but why different sexes may be more susceptible to certain neurological disorders."


The research looked at a microscopic roundworm called C. elegans and focussed on a pair of neurones called AWA that are strongly linked to hunger and finding a partner.


Scientists looked at two genders, males and hermaphrodites, an organism that has reproductive organs normally associated with both male and female sexes and can mate with males.



They put the worms in a petri dish and gave them food, leaving them the option to either feed or go in search of a mate.

Some worms had been genetically engineered to make them more sensitive to the smell of food by tampering with their neurones.

It was revealed that the normal male worms left their food source and went in search of a mate.

However the males who had been genetically engineered to be "hungrier" were ten times less successful at mating as they wanted to stay by the food source.

The hermaphrodites stayed put and simply waited near the food source.

The study published in the journal Current Biology suggests that the normal worms were able to ignore or even suppress their hunger in favour of finding a mate.

Prof Portman in the Department of Biomedical Genetics and Center for Neural Development and Disease said: "These findings show that by tuning the properties of a single cell, we can change behaviour.

"This adds to a growing body of evidence that sex-specific regulation of gene expression may play an important role in neural plasticity and, consequently, influence differences in behaviours - and in disease susceptibility - between thesexes."

[Speaknoevil]

I like to extrapolate on human behaviors from worms too.

Stop eating dirt Hubcap, I know you do, I saw a worm do it.

[Budong]

I dunno. It depends on what kind of food.


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Male brains wired to ignore food in favour of sex, study shows

Males can suppress their hunger in order to focus on finding a mate, a new scientific study of a species of worm has shown.

A couple in bed together

Scientists found male roundworms can suppress their hunger in order to focus on finding a mate Photo: Alamy




Male brains are wired to make them ignore food and look for a mate instead, according to new research.


The study by the University of Rochester Medical Centre points to how subtle changes in the brain's circuitry dictate differences in behaviour between males and females.


Assistant Professor Douglas Portman said: "While we know that human behaviour is influenced by numerous factors, including cultural and social norms, these findings point to basic biological mechanisms that may not only help explain some differences in behaviour between males and females, but why different sexes may be more susceptible to certain neurological disorders."


The research looked at a microscopic roundworm called C. elegans and focussed on a pair of neurones called AWA that are strongly linked to hunger and finding a partner.


Scientists looked at two genders, males and hermaphrodites, an organism that has reproductive organs normally associated with both male and female sexes and can mate with males.



They put the worms in a petri dish and gave them food, leaving them the option to either feed or go in search of a mate.

Some worms had been genetically engineered to make them more sensitive to the smell of food by tampering with their neurones.

It was revealed that the normal male worms left their food source and went in search of a mate.

However the males who had been genetically engineered to be "hungrier" were ten times less successful at mating as they wanted to stay by the food source.

The hermaphrodites stayed put and simply waited near the food source.

The study published in the journal Current Biology suggests that the normal worms were able to ignore or even suppress their hunger in favour of finding a mate.

Prof Portman in the Department of Biomedical Genetics and Center for Neural Development and Disease said: "These findings show that by tuning the properties of a single cell, we can change behaviour.

"This adds to a growing body of evidence that sex-specific regulation of gene expression may play an important role in neural plasticity and, consequently, influence differences in behaviours - and in disease susceptibility - between thesexes."

Well, duh...

[Deletedaccount1]

I'd fuck a model over eating a cookie

[Speaknoevil]

I'd fuck a model over eating a cookie

Me too.

[Deleted]

Me too.

[omg]https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQfr5XHOyeoAnt9CtRixRKAkmPSf-ZZ8WGcz4621xNfARgdI8Zl[/img]

Girls can't do that! So quit it.

[Osoroshii]

Edible panties were created specifically to solve this dilemma.

[Sliske]

How is this even a study? How many guys do you know that would when faced with a KFC bucket to the left and their GF / wife / crush to the right, would turn left ?

None

[Speaknoevil]

Girls can't do that! So quit it.

Never.

How is this even a study?

It's a study about roundworms.

Surely this goes for females to? I'm sure they would prefer a gut full of brad Pitt or what ever you like these days instead of hagendaz?

I linked an example.

[Drsolders]

How is this even a study? How many guys do you know that would when faced with a KFC bucket to the left and their GF / wife / crush to the right, would turn left ?

None

Why not both, god gave you two hands, use them!

[Rudol Von Stroheim]

Why not both, god gave you two hands, use them!

or just eat the KFC and avoid the drama of women entirely.

Win-win? I 'unno, depends on how content you are with Mr. Hand.

[Independent voter]

It's a study about roundworms.

Maaaaaale roundworms.

[FrozenFlames]

There have been numerous examples of how some species prefer having children than being safe/alive themselves as parent. I'm sure you use this in this case aswell.
Breeding goes before your own health.

[Salech]

I prefer food over sex, though mainly because i hate physical touch with other humans.

[lilatia]

He's starting to get a little older now but Brad is still a hell of a sexy man. I would have ZERO problem with him despite the fact he's older than my father.

[Deleted]

I prefer food over sex, though mainly because i hate physical touch with other humans.

we have a winner at the game of life \o/

[Noomz]

I dunno. It depends on what kind of food.


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Male brains wired to ignore food in favour of sex, study shows

Males can suppress their hunger in order to focus on finding a mate, a new scientific study of a species of worm has shown.

A couple in bed together

Scientists found male roundworms can suppress their hunger in order to focus on finding a mate Photo: Alamy




Male brains are wired to make them ignore food and look for a mate instead, according to new research.


The study by the University of Rochester Medical Centre points to how subtle changes in the brain's circuitry dictate differences in behaviour between males and females.


Assistant Professor Douglas Portman said: "While we know that human behaviour is influenced by numerous factors, including cultural and social norms, these findings point to basic biological mechanisms that may not only help explain some differences in behaviour between males and females, but why different sexes may be more susceptible to certain neurological disorders."


The research looked at a microscopic roundworm called C. elegans and focussed on a pair of neurones called AWA that are strongly linked to hunger and finding a partner.


Scientists looked at two genders, males and hermaphrodites, an organism that has reproductive organs normally associated with both male and female sexes and can mate with males.



They put the worms in a petri dish and gave them food, leaving them the option to either feed or go in search of a mate.

Some worms had been genetically engineered to make them more sensitive to the smell of food by tampering with their neurones.

It was revealed that the normal male worms left their food source and went in search of a mate.

However the males who had been genetically engineered to be "hungrier" were ten times less successful at mating as they wanted to stay by the food source.

The hermaphrodites stayed put and simply waited near the food source.

The study published in the journal Current Biology suggests that the normal worms were able to ignore or even suppress their hunger in favour of finding a mate.

Prof Portman in the Department of Biomedical Genetics and Center for Neural Development and Disease said: "These findings show that by tuning the properties of a single cell, we can change behaviour.

"This adds to a growing body of evidence that sex-specific regulation of gene expression may play an important role in neural plasticity and, consequently, influence differences in behaviours - and in disease susceptibility - between thesexes."

What complete and utter bulloney. They did this study on WORMS and now it's being applied to "males", as if all males of all species can be compared to some bloody worms.

[Deleted]

What complete and utter bulloney. They did this study on WORMS and now it's being applied to "males", as if all males of all species can be compared to some bloody worms.

did you know that women and nitroglycerine are both made up from subatomic particles? this is why they have the tendency to explode if handled incorrectly.

[Blueobelisk]

Lol at first worlders shouting "I'd choose sex over food any day" when they probably are only planning to miss one single meal.

[apepi]

If this was done on rats I might could see it being relevant to humans, but I don't really see it.